Aloha Bay, Palm Wax Candles, Tea Lights, Unscented, Cream, 12 Pack

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Description

These Palm Wax Tea Lights are handmade on the island of Java, in a small factory that is SA8000 certified for its Social Accountability. Employees enjoy humane working conditions, good wages, free health care and vacation benefits.

Ecological Advantages of Palm Oil

Perennial Palm Trees: no yearly tilling of soil

Ancient Crop: GMO free; pest resistant

Less Machinery: more rural employment

More Oil per Acre: 10 times more than soy

Eco Palm Wax is made of Palm Oil from RSPO certified plantations in Malaysia and certified organic tree farms in South America.

Suggested Use

Burning Instructions

Tea Light cups can get very hot, so always place them on heat-resistant surfaces. Avoids drafts. Keep away from curtains and other flammable objects. Eliminate wick trimmings and other debris from around the flame.

Burn Time: 5 hours

Warnings

Keep out of reach of children and pets. Never leave a burning candle unattended.

I'm not overly educated about tea lights, but can't stand the smell of regular candles, and worry about petroleum chemical toxicity, so have gone to candles made from other ingredients.
Burn long and well, no pungent odour and the fact I keep buying more says it all

I could not wait to get these tea light candles because I was curious about what would make them so special. Well I just opened the iherb box, and then the candle box. I noticed 3 things right away. One, I noticed that the candles were a buttery yellow instead of a waxy white. The second thing I noticed was that the "wax" was velvety, smooth and more like an firm oil that a hard and waxy substance. The third thing I noticed was that it looked larger than what I was used to. When I pulled out the tea light candles I'm currently using to compare, I saw that yes, even though the tea lights were the same diameter, the new one from this company was twice the height. I also noticed that the newly purchased tea lights had a craftsman-like quality and were more substantial. This makes me believe that the producer of this candle cares about the product. It also makes it easier to believe that they are a fair trade product in which the workers are paid a decent wage, work under humane conditions and have benefits -- like it says on the package and on the iherb website. I feel as though the workers care about the product too and that that care has arrived in my home, in my hands. I plan to use these candles for aromatherapy via use of a essential oil burner/diffuser. I also plan to burn these tea lights in my salt crystal candle holders. So, the care of the company and its workers has turned into the care of my mental health, and physical and spiritual well-being. The ambient glow of light, the ability to gain 60 hours of burning from one box of these candles translates to the potential for 60 hours of peace, calm, and joy. I in turn can share this with the public and the care continues.